In June 2023, Kentucky county unemployment rates ranged from a low of 3.5% in Woodford, Spencer and Carroll counties to a high of 9.7% in Magoffin County, 9.4% in Elliott and 9.1% in Martin (not seasonally adjusted).

In May 2023, Kentucky county unemployment rates ranged from a low of 2.8 in Carroll County and 3.0 in Spencer and Woodford to a high of 8.9 in Magoffin County and 7.9 in Elliott and Martin (not seasonally adjusted).